Malaria in malawi: Inside a research autopsy study of pediatric cerebral malaria

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 220-226

  White, Valerie A ^a  

^a VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALAWI; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RETINA DISEASE;

AUTOPSY; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; MALARIA, CEREBRAL; MALAWI; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETINAL DISEASES;

EID: 79952055930     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: 15432165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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